ripple effect

Example Sentences

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"There's a ripple effect right across the family and relatives, you know, that will have an impact today, so my heart goes out to them," Brown added.

From BBC

But experts say a major disruption to natural-gas production would have a ripple effect on agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currie referred to “molecular contagion” whereby the ripple effect of the closure of the Strait Of Hormuz is spreading out around the world.

From MarketWatch

“I’m so proud of this policy, but I’m so excited to see what the ripple effect is going to be,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

He adds, "The number of hempcrete homes in the US continues to increase yearly and, with each new structure that's built, there's always a ripple effect that comes from that."

From BBC